So, which commercials make you want to throw your TV into the sun?
Here's one that sets my teeth on edge every time it comes on.
[youtube:d43p1ine]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYTspIT8xjY[/youtube:d43p1ine]
inb4 "I don't watch TV, Cable is for mindless chimps"
What's a commercial?
Quote from: "aileron"What's a commercial?
=D> One of the many perks of being a mildly competent computer user.
As for any commercials that I've regrettably been bombarded with outside of my home: (in ascending order of horribleness)
1. Political ads
2. Car dealerships
3. Infomercials
4. Local (read: low budget) commercials
5. Cell phone commercials
6. Pill commercials
These were particularly bad:
[youtube:17gq1ffe]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PAJNntoRgA[/youtube:17gq1ffe]
[youtube:17gq1ffe]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O3zgs4CFz4[/youtube:17gq1ffe]
Quote from: "aileron"What's a commercial?
It's a little purple gremlin that lives in your underwear drawer and chews holes in your silks and poops out candy corn.
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Forgot one:
[youtube:4c8wm9i0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuFHrVv_ug4[/youtube:4c8wm9i0]
Lest we forget.
I cannot stand the Kia hamsters. They make my skin crawl.
Quote from: "Smartmarzipan"Quote from: "aileron"What's a commercial?
It's a little purple gremlin that lives in your underwear drawer and chews holes in your silks and poops out candy corn.
Neat. Seriously though, I don't think I've seen a commercial in three or four years now. I have ad blocking software on my computers and smart phones. Cable sucks lately as it's been targeting lowbrows so I cut it. It's easy to get everything off of streaming services or what's not available there is available in the deep, dark corners of the internet. Hook up a home theater PC or other box capable of running XBMC and you're all set.
Quote from: "aileron"Quote from: "Smartmarzipan"Quote from: "aileron"What's a commercial?
It's a little purple gremlin that lives in your underwear drawer and chews holes in your silks and poops out candy corn.
Neat. Seriously though, I don't think I've seen a commercial in three or four years now. I have ad blocking software on my computers and smart phones. Cable sucks lately as it's been targeting lowbrows so I cut it. It's easy to get everything off of streaming services or what's not available there is available in the deep, dark corners of the internet. Hook up a home theater PC or other box capable of running XBMC and you're all set.
Neat. I'll refer back to my OP...
Quote from: "I"inb4 "I don't watch TV, Cable is for mindless chimps"
First alert commercials.. I've fallen and I can't get up!
There's a new one now, some other shitty brand, but aren't they basically just cell phones that you can't place a call from? :roll:
Oooh, another one that I hate.
[youtube:3ki9pjrr]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drC2fA86Nc4[/youtube:3ki9pjrr]
Quote from: "AllPurposeAtheist"First alert commercials.. I've fallen and I can't get up!
There's a new one now, some other shitty brand, but aren't they basically just cell phones that you can't place a call from? :roll:
[youtube:1wunupr9]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odz-AcEqGW0[/youtube:1wunupr9]
Like this?
[youtube:1v5a3mhu]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi9yp17jDX4[/youtube:1v5a3mhu]
words cannot describe my utter and complete hatred for this commercial and all whom were part of it
I don't get video on this shit phone anymore so.. dunno.. #-o
I've fallen and I can't get up! I checked this out for my 2 elderly sisters. If you are more than 150 feet from the console, you are screwed; which means you can't travel very far anyway. If you have a cell phone in your pocket with a 911 preset, you basically save a step and have greater range.
The bitch on the Progressive commercials and the Geico commercials. Gag.
Quote from: "stromboli"I've fallen and I can't get up! I checked this out for my 2 elderly sisters. If you are more than 150 feet from the console, you are screwed; which means you can't travel very far anyway. If you have a cell phone in your pocket with a 911 preset, you basically save a step and have greater range.
The bitch on the Progressive commercials and the Geico commercials. Gag.
but...but...Flo is hot :( :wink:
Oh god! The Quiznos sponge monkeys. I still won't eat there.
[youtube:13dk3q02]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cG042nkReBA[/youtube:13dk3q02]
I dunno.. I kinda like to think Old McDonald was a lousy speller. :lol:
This Pier One commercial makes me homicidal.
[youtube:39cb88ox]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hp054wMmqK8[/youtube:39cb88ox]
Across the board, ALL commercials including anyone dressed as Santa Clause selling crap for xmess.. :x
Quote from: "PopeyesPappy"Oh god! The Quiznos sponge monkeys. I still won't eat there.
Writer posted a YouTube video (//http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cG042nkReBA)
What has science done?
Quote from: "PopeyesPappy"Oh god! The Quiznos sponge monkeys. I still won't eat there.
At first, I read this as "Quiznos spooge monkey" and, well, I have to admit, I was concerned.
[youtube:1fr0qyza]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msSQxCMPH0I[/youtube:1fr0qyza]
They spammed this on TV, youtube, and the radio, I could not escape its awfulness
What's a commercial? :rolleyes:
What's the one where a bunch of assholes sing "Shop, shop, shop, shop!" to the tune of "Fa la la la la!"?? Whichever one that is, I hate it with the fiery passion of a thousand suns.
Quote from: "Hijiri Byakuren"What's a commercial? :rolleyes:
I think it's used on cake and pastries... nope. I was thinking of confectionery sugar.
I download / stream all my videos. And I use adblocker in my browser, so I don't have to see any.
Quote from: "GrinningYMIR"but...but...Flo is hot :( :wink:
Yeah, seriously. Flo is adorable. The commercials I hate the most are pushing penis pills or some other medication. Why on earth would I want to hear about some old guy who can't get hard? Gross. Pharmaceutical companies have no business marketing directly to the masses, and the practice should be banned like it is in much of Europe. Car commercials are also extremely annoying.
Commercials you absolutely HATE?
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ALL OF THEM
Quote from: "Smartmarzipan"So, which commercials make you want to throw your TV into the sun?
Here's one that sets my teeth on edge every time it comes on.
Writer posted a YouTube video (//http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYTspIT8xjY)
inb4 "I don't watch TV, Cable is for mindless chimps"
I don't have TV at all. It doesn't interest me, and the commercials are about 50% of my aggravation. When I click on a Yahoo news article (most of which are crap anyway) and it turns out to be a video with a 60 second commercial you have to watch, I click my way out right away and don't watch the news item.
I understand that much of this so called service is dependent on profit, but much of the internet is about blasting users with ads first, and actual useful information as a secondary goal. I'll accept advertising to an extent, but at some point, when it becomes the dominant theme of the site, I move on.
I don't want to feel like someone is trying to manipulate my behavior for monetary gain. It's crass and offensive to me.
I was at my parents in law this weekend, so I actually watched some TV. There were commercials. Fortunately my internalised ad-blocker kicked in so I don't remember a thing about any of them.
I also quietly installed adblocker on their PC to block out the rest of the advertisements as well. When they figure it out, they'll probably thank me for it.